burlap
A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etcA very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
» Tom was carrying something in a burlap sack.
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1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
Sackleinen, Hessian
рого́жаrogóža, рого́жинаrogóžina, брезе́нтbrezént
мішковинаmiškovyna, ряднинаrjadnyna, рогожаrohoža
coarse jute fabric
Examples
6 sentencesTom was carrying something in a burlap sack.
The potatoes were stored in a burlap sack.
ruКартофель хранился в джутовом мешке. — marafon
The burlap sack held several kilos of flour.
The indie coffee brand sells its roasted beans in small burlap sacks.
His rucksack was made of burlap, with a small patch where a hole used to be.
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Origin
Uncertain. Attested since about 1695 in the spelling bore-lap, borelapp. Likely from burelUncertain. Attested since about 1695 in the spelling bore-lap, borelapp. Likely from burel (“a coarse woollen cloth”) + lap (“flap of a garment”), where the first element is from Middle English burel, borel. Others feel that "its character and time of appearance makes a Dutch origin very likely" (and the earliest references as to its importation from the Netherlands); the NED suggests derivation from Dutch boenlap (“coarse, rubbing linen or cloth”) with the first element perhaps confused with boer (“farmer, peasant”). Bense similarly suggests derivation from an unattested Dutch *boerenlap, where boeren would be used in the sense of “coarse” as in boerenkost (“coarse, heavy food as is eaten by farmers”) or boerenpraat (“coarse, rural speech”).
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plural: burlapsSynonyms
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